Message to OEA Members from President Doug Stephens

O.E.A. Members,
I will deliver the signed contracts that we have gathered at the UniServ office on the morning of July 20th, (Wednesday).  The last chance for you to have me deliver your contract to the district will be to turn it in tomorrow, July 19th (at the UniServ office) from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Please turn in your contract on your own if you cannot get them to us at the UniServ Office, 939 25th Street tomorrow. Remember the deadline is July 20th at 4:00pm.

If you turn in your contract to us and would like verification that we have a receipt from the district for you please email me( stephensd@ogdensd.org ) and I would be happy to respond that I have a receipt for you.

If you want a copy of the receipt you will need to check with the staff at the UniServ office.  The phone number is 801-399-3746.

Thanks,
Doug Stephens

Ogden teachers send us your personal (home) emails

Please send us your personal (home) emails to continue to contact you throughout the summer.

Send them to me at rick@ogdenweber.org

Thanks Rick

Nice article by President Gallagher-Fishbaugh in Sunday Trib

Go to http://www.sltrib.com/ to read a very nice opinion piece by Sharon on our situation here in Ogden.

Also, in the Standard Examiner (http://www.standard.net/)  Brad Smith, OCSD Board member continues to say that the OEA refused invitations to meet in April and May..TOTALLY FALSE...

Watch today's KSL's "Sunday Edition" and KUTV's "Take Two"for more discussion of the contract crisis in Ogden.

Thanks Rick

Go to the UEA webpage at www.myuea.org

There is a pretty complete list of the press coverage of the rally at the UEA website: www.myuea.org
and at our website: www.ogdenweber.org

Thanks Rick

A big THANK YOU to all of our members, leaders, staff and many friends for a successful rally Thursday

Thank-you to all who helped (you know who you are) in our very successful rally yesterday.  I have never been more proud to be a member of this organization.

Go to our website: www.ogdenweber.org for Press coverage, announcements, questions given to the district etc.

Thanks Rick

Ogden teachers, other unions rally for collective bargaining

"An estimated 800 people rallied in Ogden's Liberty Park on Thursday to protest the city school district's decision to not negotiate a contract with its teachers union"...Read the rest of Rosemary Winters's story at www.sltrib.com

A big thanks to everyone who attended and those who supported us who could not attend

Rick

Rally this morning at 10:00 am...Liberty Park, 21st and Monroe Blvd, Ogden

OEA members, Ogden teachers and friends will rally this morning at 10:00 am in the Liberty Park, 21st St. and Monroe Blvd, Ogden.

Speakers will include Doug Stephens (OEA President), Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh and Greg Johnson, NEA Executive Board member from Oklahoma.

After the rally, Ogden teachers will walk to the Ogden School District offices.

Please wear red in solidarity of our request to the Ogden School Board to return to the table to discuss these unprecedented actions taken to issue an ultimatum to teachers and bypass negotiations for the 2011-12 school year.

We hope to see you there.

One in solidarity,
Rick